The genus Pleurotus in Brazil: a molecular and taxonomic overview

Pleurotus ostreatus

Cognition & nerves

SpeciesOyster Mushroom

JournalMycoscience

Year2014

Key points

Considering that the knowledge of Pleurotus in Brazil is very dispersed and fragmented, this work presents for the first time a discussion of the recognition of at least five species certainly known from the country
Maximum likelihood analysis was conducted with nrITS sequences to generate a phylogenetic tree with a better resolution, confirming the occurrence of P. albidus, P. djamor, P. fuscosquamulosus, P. pulmonarius, and P. rickii in Brazil
In addition, we present a list of all epithets that were recorded from Brazil and current update of their taxonomic status

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Abstract

Considering that the knowledge of Pleurotus in Brazil is very dispersed and fragmented, this work presents for the first time a discussion of the recognition of at least five species certainly known from the country. Maximum likelihood analysis was conducted with nrITS sequences to generate a phylogenetic tree with a better resolution, confirming the occurrence of P. albidus, P. djamor, P. fuscosquamulosus, P. pulmonarius, and P. rickii in Brazil. In addition, we present a list of all epithets that were recorded from Brazil and current update of their taxonomic status.

Citation

Nelson Menolli Bruna Suellen Breternitz Marina Capelari (2014). The genus Pleurotus in Brazil: a molecular and taxonomic overview. Mycoscience https://doi.org/10.1016/j.myc.2013.12.001

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